TIMES AND SEASONS - 6 VOLUME COMPLETE SET - Mormon Church, Nauvoo Newspaper - the Doctrines of the Church 1839-1846

Six volumes. Volumes bound in a red faux-leather. Gilt titles on spine and front cover with gilt decorations on all covers. All are brand new. Exciting editions of this scarce Mormon periodical. ; This is the complete run of the Nauvoo newspaper. Published monthly or twice monthly. Original editers were Ebenezer Robinson and The Brother of the Prophet, Joseph Smith - Don Carlos Smith. After Don Carlos's untimely death, Joseph Smith became the editor. The Times and Seasons was the official newspaper of the LDS / Mormon Church (Much Like the Ensign Magazine Today) , and between it's pages were the first appearances of the Wentworth Letter, the Book of Abraham as well as the personal history of Joseph Smith. One cannot hope to understand the Nauvoo period of Mormonism without the 'Times and Seasons'. More than its predecessors, it captures the spirit of the Latter-day Saints as it chronicles their day-to-day efforts to spread their message and gather the converted. Its pages reflect the optimism, which fueled the building of the City of Joseph and the sorrow, which accompanied it's abandonment. ; Vol. 1/6/2018; 6.5" x 9.75"

Title: TIMES AND SEASONS - 6 VOLUME COMPLETE SET - Mormon Church, Nauvoo Newspaper - the Doctrines of the Church 1839-1846